we had cnn producers go out across the country to ask the following questions of people who live in los angeles and atlanta and dallas and they asked the following, are you making more money than four years ago, do you have more in savings than four years ago, has the housing situation gotten better in the last four years, and you can listen to this. this is what some people said about makeing more money. >> are you making more money now than you were four years ago? >> yes. >> i make about one-third of what i made four years ago. >> no. >> no. i'm making less money, and the sad part, i actually have a master's degree. >> even a corporate job right now does not pay what it is paying four or five years ago. >> i'm making the same amount of money and able to save a little bit, but same as before. >> four years ago, struggle. today, even more struggle. >> so if you want to give your two cents and who doesn't on this question of whether or not you are better off today than four years ago, today, "cnn money" is asking all americans how you feel about the financial situation compared to four